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In a world where technology has greatly advanced….where everything seemed to happen in an instant…when almost everything can be produced in a matter of second…Patience has become a luxury… and not a desired virtue…

Recently, my slumbering spirit has been greatly bothered by something that somehow "pushed me to the wall."  All my life, i am known to be someone who’s very prudent, especially in taking decisions that involves very important aspects of my life…i need time to discern, weigh things, and find strength to prepare myself on the consequences of the decision that i may take… i can’t just make conclusions, jump blindly, and regret my act after….i have this conviction that best things come in the right season….you can’t just force a mango to immediately ripen, or else, it won’t be sweet when you’d finally eat it…things are sweetest when you labor and wait for the rght time to come…

Even with the advancement of technology, there are still things that needs time, for them to blossom, to grow into full maturity and for them to have strong roots to overcome challenges in the future… love and marriage do not happen overnight… some may believe in love-at-first-sight, but seldom does 1st impulse of passionate emotions last that long… best relationships are cultivated through deep friendship, and in thoroughly knowing the person… at the moment that one could already accept the beautiful and worst side of the other party, that’s when one could finally affirm that he/she truly loves the other, and is already prepared to move up to the other level of the relationship.

nowadays, "commitment" seemed to be an ancient belief… with the advanced technology, relationships could just be started with a mere text message or thru the internet - - - no formal visitations, talk and plans needed… as long as one has enough load and access to the internet, one could have a "chance"of getting into relationship with some… but how strong is a commitment made thru text and internet?  is it enough to make a relationship last? how could that really last when it’s possible for one person to "commit" to 10 persons at one time, without the parties knowing it? could people be honest in their emotions and in their declarations?

well, definitely, we could not discount the fact that God allowed advancement in technology to pave ways for people from the different areas of the world to meet.  the world is indeed getting smaller, and it’s amazing to note that we could already communicate to our friends even in far off places in matter of seconds, without the necessity of being in one place together. 

i do believe that this technology could help… but above that should be the pure desire/ intention to really know the person’s heart… in this high-tech era, we could create personalities that are far from reality… and the personal touch in a relationship has been set aside, since almost everything is just being depended with one text, with one email, or one call… cards, letter, personal visits and conversations are seen as waste of time and money… but nothing should be considered wasted if one is done for a beloved, and with a good intention to know the person deeper, and show the love in more sincere ways…

God has provided us with technology to enhance our lives and to make relationships closer and true… as persons blessed with this gift, may we desire to use them responsibly and with the best intention, for our world to be filled with people with better perspective and enhanced relationships…

It was funny when people would suggest for me
to look for a possible boyfriend/ husband in the internet… as if, i
can just shop on e-bay and the next day, my "order" will be outrightly
delivered on my doorsteps… i have nothing against relationships
starting thru text and internet… i have known several wonderful love
stories and i admired them… though on my part, if ever i use the
internet it’s mostly for business and educational purposes… though, i have made very good friendships here, too… yet, if God would lead someone to me through this medium, it’s something that i don’t shun… yet, i hope for greater substance than just chatting and texting… i believe, building a stronger and more loving relationship needs more than these things….the use of the advanced technology is good… but the traditional ways of courtship is more desirable and exciting…. something, that’s buried into oblivion by our generation…

i know that i am always misunderstood by my principles in a committed relationship… i am most of the time misconstrued as idealistic, and my desires are considered to be near to impossible… but is believing in doing what is right a mistake?  i know that i am never a perfect person… people could always point out lots of weaknesses in me…. i stumbled several times already…but i try to be stronger and rise from every fall i’d have… and hopefully, learn from my mistakes…

life is sweeter if we are blessed with things that we have patiently waited for… and not get them by force… or just listen to our emotions because of something we need to do to meet a certain "need"….personally, i know that rushing into something
doesn’t pay… God’s guidance and proper discernment is needed for us
to live more fully and with lesser heartaches and mistakes…. Definitely, God will bless those hearts who know how to patiently wait for His perfect time…. and yes, GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME….